blackly
/ˈblækli/
"blackly" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blackly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - With a black appearance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-blackly · blackly · English
blackly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blackly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈblækli/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “blackly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
blackly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈblækli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
blackly doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From black + -ly. The correct English form is blackly, spelled B-L-A-C-K-L-Y.
Definition
- 1With a black appearance.
- 2Darkly or gloomily.
- 3Wickedly.
- 4In accordance with black cultural sensibility.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how blackly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Here and there, sun glanced off water, and slick surfaces shone blackly orange in the morning light.
Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them.
Etymology
From black + -ly.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.